Just Hanging On......

So, so, so sick with the tonsilitis/mononucleosis. I have never been this sick before. Able to swallow liquids now. I guess I started my New Year's diet early. 104 degree temperatures will melt fat off of anything:)

I'm intrigued by the "101 things in 1001 days." I think that I will return to my couch and try to come up with a few things to start mine with.

Miscellanous Musings

I think that I'm probably going to get kicked out of Holidailies. Do they do that?

I started the Flylady yesterday. So far I think that it's helped:) I also ordered recipe organizing software. Maybe I should start a diet now, too. I hope that I don't crash and burn with both. I have very good intentions.

Tonight is my office Christmas party. I have to go stag. For some reason, this makes me unconfortable. I have worked with some of these people for over 11 years. Eleven years should be enough time to get comfortable. Any shrinks out there want to comment on this?

Satisfying Sundays

I hate when I have to work on the weekend, but for some reason I get more done at home on those weekends than on non-work weekends. Must be that annoying voice in my head that keeps saying, "You have two whole days to get this stuff done. Slow down a little."

Last night I wraped most all of the stack of presents I had to wrap. There are still a few downstairs that are being hidden from little boys eyes and I finished our Christmas cards.

Today I did a lot of laundry, picked up and vacuumed the house, cleaned the bathroom and mopped the mudroom and the kitchen. I also changed our sheets.

I still need to make our bed and fold three!! baskets of laundry. I'm thinking that I'll get one of those 2 things done. 10 points for anyone that can guess which one:)


Tomorrow, it's back to work. I have a lot that I could write about that but I don't want to get "dooced." Highly doubtful that my boss is smart enough to find this site, but miracles do happen. Maybe I should google myself. Nothing there, I should be safe. I work for four men. Three of whom are "partners" although I think it's more of a benevolent dictatorship. I actually like the "dictator" quite a lot. It's one of the others that drives me and most of the others in the office crazy. He is very book smart but has NO people skills and NO common sense. He has no ethics and very little respect for anyone around him. To him it's "all about the money." He routinely gouges clients, employees included, especially if he thinks "they can afford it." He seems to think that he should get to decide how others spend their money, but he's so tight with his own that he's barely buying his kids Christmas presents. My respect level at this point is so low that I can barely be civil. However, the real kicker is that I've worked there longer than him. Our company Christmas party is next week and Craig can't go. I can't decide if it's worth the bother of getting a sitter which is sad considering that I truly enjoy everyone else that works there.

Time to wrangle my boys out of the bath and settle down to watch Frosty the Snowman. Sounds like a good time to me!

To Do List 14,783

I feel like I can't function unless I write stuff down.

Take table to A. Sissy
Wrap presents DONE
Make hotel reservations DECIDED NOT TO GO
Call about Religous Ed play SEE ABOVE
Make Cinnamon Rolls
Make cranberry bread DONE
Christmas cards DONE
Take statement to nursing home
Mail boxes DONE
Glue broken ornaments DONE


Christmas presents to buy:
Jeramie DONE
Clark DONE
Uncle Marv DONE
Dad D DONE
Grandma D DONE
Mom D
Chad DONE
Rindy DONE

Forgiven?

I forgot to post yesterday.

I had such good intentions of taking pictures of the apple crumb pie and pecan bourbon pie I made (completely by scratch!!) and posting recipes with pictures and then I forgot. And then I watched the Charlie Brown Christmas special with my boys. And then I did the dishes. And then I went to bed and I never once remembered.

And then I took the pies to work. And then we got really busy. And then I went to lunch. And then I came back to work to find two almost completely eaten pies.

I was only gone for 20 minutes. 20 MINUTES!!!! I guess they were really good!

Updated To Do:

Balance check book
Call eye Dr.
Boxes for quilts
Call for haircuts
Decorate Christmas tree
Laundry

Note to Self

Never, ever, ever go to WalMart on Sunday. Ever.

To Do:

vacuum CHECK
laundry CHECK
finish making beds (mine and middle boy's) CHECK
make banana bread CHECK
make cinnamon roll dough CHECK cinnamon rolls made!
call eye dr for appts.
clean out second fridge CHECK
mop/dust CHECK
pay bills CHECK
balance check book
find boxes for quilts for Christmas
take MP3 player and grass seed back to Wal-Mart CHECK
call gas company
call for haircuts

Shopping list for Thanksgiving:
cranberries
day old bread
celery
onion
green beans
slivered almonds
wine

Go, Broncos!

I'm addicted to Denver Bronco's football. It's my dad's fault. No, really it is.
My wonderful sister-in-law is a Kansas City Chief's fan.
I so badly want to call her right now. (But in the interest of family solidarity, I won't.)
Denver 27
K.C. 11
4th quarter

Happy First Blogday to Me!!

I've been wanting to try this for a while now and today seemed like a good day to start.

I'm a 31 year old mom of 3 boys, yes I said THREE BOYS!! My husband is also a boy. Both of my dogs are boys and 1 of my cats is a boy. (1 is a girl, but in the great tradition of female cats she's somewhat standoffish and not a whole lot of support.) My house has an overabundance of testosterone.

We live in a small western Nebraska town. My husband and I both grew up here. It's a great place to raise a family.

I have an almost full time job in the field I went to college for. It wears on me and I try hard not to be cranky because of it.

Last summer instead of paying off almost all of our bills, we paid off about half and moved to an old farmhouse complete with 7 acres of land. It is our own personal money pit and the bane of my existence but secretly I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

I struggle with my weight and a lack of activity.

Oh, and I like to cook (see above) but my family would prefer to eat spaghetti for almost every meal.

Welcome to my blog!!